Science

This years science day focus was Animals. The Bitterns learnt about different groups of animals, habitats and what animals need to stay healthy. They started the day by looking at a range of animals and categorising them into groups. After this we learnt what a habitat is and explored some different types of habitats. We embarked on a minibeast hunt, exploring habitats within our school grounds. To finish the day we joined together with the KS2 children to undertake a fun science experiment.

In science the Bitterns have continued to learn about materials and their properties. This week we focused our learning on waterproof materials. The children were trying to answer the question ‘Which would be the most suitable material to make an umbrella with.’ The children discussed how they could test the materials and ensure that all the tests were fair. We then work scientifically to record which materials were waterproof.

In Bitterns we have been learning about materials in science. This week we listened to the story of the The Three Little Pigs. We then carried out an investigation into ‘Which material would be most suitable for building the three little pigs a house’. To make this a fair test all the teams had a choice of two types of building materials and each house was wafted for 20 seconds.  The children worked collaboratively to create four completed houses which could be tested. We also discussed which of the houses might be waterproof.